Learning outcomes of the course unit

Learn the basics about minerals and environment, identify the most suitable techniques to analyse real case studies.

Prerequisites

Basic mineralogy and chemistry

Course contents summary

The course will introduce the fundamental concepts of the mineralogy and their relationship with environmental and anthropogenic processes.
Several case-studies on asbestos minerals, waste from incinerator processes, technological and synthetic minerals, man-made artefact, air pollution particle will illustrate the complexity of the environmental mineralogy.